Bellwork: Appositives Quiz

Vocab: Define the following words from "Narcissus and Echo, The House of Cadmus"

Complete a 4-square for each word containing: definition, part of speech, picture, and original sentence using wordnik.com
- unerring
- delusive
- guile

Vocab 4square.docx

Read: "Narcissus and Echo, The House of Cadmus"

Teacher read aloud paragraph 1
In small groups, reread and create a character chart to identify all the characters introduced, including a brief description with supporting textual evidence. Example: Tiresias (prophet) "blind seer" with "unerring answers"

Mini-lesson: Drawing inferences and supporting with text evidence.

In paragraph 1, Tiresias proclaims, "If he but fail to recognize himself, a long life he may have, beneath the sun."
What can we infer Tiresias' prophecy means?
Model "Question, It Says, I Say, So" to infer meaning from text.